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Community 4 years ago

'Fresh wound': S.Africa flood survivors bury loved ones

Woods are gathered as part of funeral rites for victims of flooding that has devastated the southeastern KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.

Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

QR codes and cranes: Japan embraces modern cemeteries

More and more people in Japan are breaking with traditions on burial and mourning, swapping hometown graveyards for modern takes on cemeteries.

Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

'So many bodies piled up': Hong Kong funeral services overwhelmed by COVID

"I have never seen so many bodies piled up together," said funeral director Lok Chung, 37, who has been working round the clock, with about 40 funerals organized in March, up from roughly 15 in an average month.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar, 'the Nightingale', given state funeral

Mangeshkar, 92, made her name in the world of Bollywood and her voice has rung out on television sets, on crackly airwaves and from movie theatres for most of independent India's three quarters of a century, earning her the name "the Nightingale".

People 4 years ago

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Modest requiem for a titan: South Africa set for Tutu farewell

South Africa bids farewell on Saturday to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the last great hero in its struggle against apartheid.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Filipinos bid farewell to former president Benigno Aquino

Hundreds of mourners in black and white, some also wearing yellow - the colour associated with the Aquino family and a 1986 revolution that toppled a dictator - ribbons and face masks, attended a funeral mass and burial ceremony.

Lifestyle 5 years ago

Egyptian start-up offers end-to-end undertaking service

An Egyptian start-up offering a full package of funeral and burial services to clients it finds at hospitals.

Lifestyle 5 years ago

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Javanese craftsman smooths way to heaven through intricate 'kim zua' offerings

A Javanese non-Buddhist craftsman is the go-to person for families seeking houses, cars, pets and other worldly items made from joss paper to ensure that their loved ones are happy and prosperous in the great beyond.

SE Asia 5 years ago

As COVID-19 surges, funeral services shortened in Thailand

The Thai capital Bangkok has been the epicentre of the country's third wave, with authorities struggling to contain the outbreak since it was first detected in a nightlife district in early April.

World 5 years ago

Queen Elizabeth II lays to rest her 'strength and stay' Prince Philip

The Duke of Edinburgh, who died on April 9 at age 99, was interred in the Royal Vault at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle after a 50-minute service attended by just 30 guests.

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